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Hey guys hoping someone can give me some very helpfull info I'm looking at a r32 gtst on the weekend however I was wondering what rpm they sit on at 110 as I drive 30 mins up the highway every day for work.and was wondering if they could comfortably sit at 110 without causing premature wear.

Thanks

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Shit, you guys have it rough and need to maintain your skylines a bit more.

I can get 45 mins easy before any permanent damage occurs.

However, this one time I tried 50 mins but my laptop alerted me that there would be damage to my manifold so me being the idiot I am, told it to "Shut Up!!" and slammed the screen down. Within seconds, the floorboard to my car fell off. Which was such a pain in the ass, cos I almost had the bald dude I was racing :(

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Hey guys hoping someone can give me some very helpfull info I'm looking at a r32 gtst on the weekend however I was wondering what rpm they sit on at 110 as I drive 30 mins up the highway every day for work.and was wondering if they could comfortably sit at 110 without causing premature wear.

Thanks

ignore the above! no issues aslong as you have oil in it :)

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It could be interesting question. The usual RPM that an engine operates is only 1 factor in its longevity. My first motorcycle spent a good 80k kms above 10k rpm (250cc 4 cyl), and on uphill highways I would have to cruise at 13k rpm. The engine showed no signs of a worn out motor when I sold it.

I have driven many kms in new economy cars and I have concerns about some of the GM korean made motors. The straight 6 motor found in the epica seemed to have issues with oil pooling and flooding in the head with extended rpms over 3k.

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It could be, but it's not. We're talking about a Japanese built car...they have 100km/h freeways too. Even if there's a scientific basis to support it, it's going to be a negligible at best - thus troll answers. There's more wear in engine start up and turn off than there is in a running engine.

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It could be interesting question. The usual RPM that an engine operates is only 1 factor in its longevity. My first motorcycle spent a good 80k kms above 10k rpm (250cc 4 cyl), and on uphill highways I would have to cruise at 13k rpm. The engine showed no signs of a worn out motor when I sold it.

I have driven many kms in new economy cars and I have concerns about some of the GM korean made motors. The straight 6 motor found in the epica seemed to have issues with oil pooling and flooding in the head with extended rpms over 3k.

So it's like RB overoiling issues only 20 years later and 5k rpm earlier?

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Shit, you guys have it rough and need to maintain your skylines a bit more.

I can get 45 mins easy before any permanent damage occurs.

However, this one time I tried 50 mins but my laptop alerted me that there would be damage to my manifold so me being the idiot I am, told it to "Shut Up!!" and slammed the screen down. Within seconds, the floorboard to my car fell off. Which was such a pain in the ass, cos I almost had the bald dude I was racing :(

This made my day

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I put a Commodore 3.8 engine in my 33...now seeing regular stints of up to 1 hour continuous running - minimal wear.

Put an ls1 in it, ive seen over an hour and the floor pan was only just starting to fall out at that...

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It depends what type of porting you have in your 32.

A healthy bridgeport will see good consistent driving at speeds 108-112 but a more "street styled" extend port will be struggling doing half hour stints on the freeway, best to stay in the left lane doing no more then 105 km/h - so leave 5 minutes early!

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It depends what type of porting you have in your 32.

A healthy bridgeport will see good consistent driving at speeds 108-112 but a more "street styled" extend port will be struggling doing half hour stints on the freeway, best to stay in the left lane doing no more then 105 km/h - so leave 5 minutes early!

:rofl: Hank you idiot...if he was asking about rotors his concerns would actually be warranted . :rofl:

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